Acrodectes Peak, Mountain summit in Kings Canyon National Park, United States.
Acrodectes Peak is a summit of the Sierra Nevada in Kings Canyon National Park, in southern Fresno County, California. Its top reaches 13,187 feet (4,020 m) above sea level. The peak is named after Acrodectes philopagus, a rare katydid found in the region.
The sources record no first ascent or climbing history for Acrodectes Peak; the 1935 Norman Clyde claim is unsupported. The peak's documented origin is its name, taken from Acrodectes philopagus, a rare katydid species found in the region. It lies within Kings Canyon National Park in southern Fresno County, California, in the Sierra Nevada.
The peak is named after Acrodectes philopagus, a rare katydid species found in the region. The insect's genus name, Acrodectes, was given to the mountain, tying the summit's name to a specific animal of the Sierra Nevada rather than to a person or a shape.
Acrodectes Peak lies inside Kings Canyon National Park in southern Fresno County, California. The summit reaches 13,187 feet (4,020 m) in the Sierra Nevada. The sources give no trailhead, route or climbing grade, so check current park access and conditions before planning an approach.
The peak is named after Acrodectes philopagus, a rare katydid species found in the region around the mountain. The insect's name was given to the summit, tying the 4,020-meter peak in Kings Canyon National Park to a local invertebrate.
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